Geothermal Features photos

Grand Prismatic Spring (left) and Excelsior Geyser (right). Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. Geothermal Features Photo.
Image ID: 13571
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Old Faithful geyser, sunrise. Reaching up to 185' in height and lasting up to 5 minutes, Old Faithful geyser is the most famous geyser in the world and the first geyser in Yellowstone to be named. Geothermal Features Picture.
Image ID: 26939
Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

A rainbow appears in the spray of Riverside Geyser as it erupts over the Firehole River. Riverside is a very predictable geyser. Its eruptions last 30 minutes, reach heights of 75 feet and are usually spaced about 6 hours apart. Upper Geyser Basin. Stock Photography of Geothermal Features.
Image ID: 13367
Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Old Faithful geyser. Reaching up to 185' in height and lasting up to 5 minutes, Old Faithful geyser is the most famous geyser in the world and the first geyser in Yellowstone to be named. Photograph of Geothermal Features.
Image ID: 26945
Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Clepsydra Geyser, a geyser which is almost continually erupting. A member of the Fountain Group of geothermal features Geothermal Features Photos.
Image ID: 26947
Location: Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Morning Glory Pool has long been considered a must-see site in Yellowstone. At one time a road brought visitors to its brink. Over the years they threw coins, bottles and trash in the pool, reducing its flow and causing the red and orange bacteria to creep in from its edge, replacing the blue bacteria that thrive in the hotter water at the center of the pool. The pool is now accessed only by a foot path. Upper Geyser Basin. Geothermal Features Image.
Image ID: 13352
Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Crested Pool is a blue, superheated pool. Unfortunately, it has claimed a life. It reaches a overflowing boiling state every few minutes, then subsides a bit before building to a boil and overflow again. Upper Geyser Basin. Professional stock photos of Geothermal Features.
Image ID: 13355
Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

A visitor videotapes the eruption of Lion Geyser, with Old Faithful Inn visible in the distance. Lion Geyser, whose eruption is preceded by a release of steam that sounds like a lion roaring, erupts just once or a few times each day, reaching heights of up to 90 feet. Upper Geyser Basin. Stock Photography of Geothermal Features.
Image ID: 13371
Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Sawmill Geyser erupting. Sawmill Geyser is a fountain-type geyser and, in some circumstances, can be erupting about one-third of the time up to heights of 35 feet. Upper Geyser Basin. Geothermal Features Photos.
Image ID: 13385
Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Castle Geyser erupts, reaching 60 to 90 feet in height and lasting 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. Geothermal Features Image.
Image ID: 13417
Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Castle Geyser erupts with the colorful bacteria mats of Tortoise Shell Spring in the foreground. Castle Geyser reaches 60 to 90 feet in height and lasts 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. Professional stock photos of Geothermal Features.
Image ID: 13426
Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Grand Geyser erupts (right) with a simultaneous eruption from Vent Geyser (left). Grand Geyser is a fountain-type geyser reaching 200 feet in height and lasting up to 12 minutes. Grand Geyser is considered the tallest predictable geyser in the world, erupting about every 12 hours. It is often accompanied by burst or eruptions from Vent Geyser and Turban Geyser just to its left. Upper Geyser Basin. Pictures of Geothermal Features.
Image ID: 13457
Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

White Dome Geyser rises to a height of 30 feet or more, and typically erupts with an interval of 15 to 30 minutes. It is located along Firehole Lake Drive. Geothermal Features Picture.
Image ID: 13540
Location: Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. Photograph of Geothermal Features.
Image ID: 13573
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Grand Prismatic Spring displays brilliant colors along its edges, created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The outer orange and red regions are the coolest water in the spring, where the overflow runs off. Midway Geyser Basin. Geothermal Features Photos.
Image ID: 13587
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Grand Prismatic Spring displays brilliant colors along its edges, created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The outer orange and red regions are the coolest water in the spring, where the overflow runs off. Midway Geyser Basin. Geothermal Features Image.
Image ID: 13591
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Orange Spring Mound. Many years of mineral deposition has built up Orange Spring Mound, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. Professional stock photos of Geothermal Features.
Image ID: 13614
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

White Dome Geyser, rises to a height of 30 feet or more, and typically erupts with an interval of 15 to 30 minutes. It is located along Firehole Lake Drive. Geothermal Features Picture.
Image ID: 26949
Location: Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Bacteria mats and Grand Prismatic Spring. The orange color is due to bacteria which thrive only on the cooler fringes of the hot spring, while the hotter center of the spring hosts blue-colored bacteria. Geothermal Features Photos.
Image ID: 26954
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Morning Glory Pool, has long been considered a must-see site in Yellowstone. At one time a road brought visitors to its brink. Over the years they threw coins, bottles and trash in the pool, reducing its flow and causing the red and orange bacteria to creep in from its edge, replacing the blue bacteria that thrive in the hotter water at the center of the pool. The pool is now accessed only by a foot path. Geothermal Features Image.
Image ID: 26955
Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

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